AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA

Audiovisual is a compound word:

audio refers to the sounds we hear with our ears
visual to the images we see using our eyes
The Word audiovisual refers to the media that use the sound and the image at the same time
In the following list you will find some audiovisual productions
Can you classify them?

Ballet CDs and DVDs Comics A talk Photography

Internet

AUDIO VISUAL AUDIOVISUAL

PRODUCTIONS PRODUCTIONS PRODUCTIONS

Radio Books Opera Theatre Television A music concert

 THE CINEMA/ THE MOVIES

There are many types of films nowadays:

Horror, Thriller, Action, Animated, Romance, Comedy, Sci-fi, Adventure, Drama, Biopic, Musical, Western..
But what is the origin of all of them?

On December 28th, 1895, the Lumiere Brothers presented their invention in Paris: The Cinematograph.
They projected on a screen 10 very short films. The protagonists were his family and friends. The success was so great that, a year later, the
invention of the Lumiere Brothers was known all over the world.
From 1910, films will have better quality and will be longer. In this decade, in the United States, the first cinematographic studies began to be
created: Paramount (1910), Universal (1912), Warner Bros. (1918)
Why do we go to the cinema?
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?:
- Do you like movies? Why? There are many reasons why people
go to the movies. Write some:
- What kind of films do you like most?
- Do you prefer watching a film in the movies or on television?
- How many times do you go to the movies in a year? Who do you go with?
- What was the last movie you saw in the movies? What was the movie about?
Research on the film and write:
-The principal actors and actresses, the director, the year in which it was made, if it won a prize,
which was.
- Write the title of another film that you liked ..............................................
The name of an actor Film
The name of an actress Film
The name of a Director........................ Film ...................................................